Wiki Assist at Surgery C-Section Billing

[vickicoder67]

When you post the assistant fee for a C-section...if the global code is 59510 for the section; do you just append an 80 to the 59510 for the assisting doc's charge?
i.e. Dr. A 59510 Dr B. (assisting) 59510-80 ??
Thank you!

 

[csperoni]

If Dr. A is billing 59510, Dr. B bills 59514-80.
Allow me to explain: The assistant is not supplying the global ob package. The assistant is assisting at the delivery only. That is why 59510 does not allow -80.
Hope that helps!

 

[vickicoder67]

If Dr. A is billing 59510, Dr. B bills 59514-80.
Allow me to explain: The assistant is not supplying the global ob package. The assistant is assisting at the delivery only. That is why 59510 does not allow -80.
Hope that helps!

THank you SO much!!!